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Posted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Bose Monastery, Church in Europe, Ecumenism, lead, News, Russia, Ukraine, Ukraine Crisis |
After navigating a bitter internal power struggle that culminated with the ousting of its founder, a well-known ecumenical monastery in Italy has opened its first conference since the bulk of the drama unfolded last year.
Read MoreFears of a civil war in Iraq are growing following clashes in Baghdad. As a result, “some of the small and divided political parties, led by Christian politicians, are trying to find forms of coordination to face together the new threat,”…
Read MoreVoters in Chile have rejected a draft constitution by a 62%-38% margin.
“This democratic exercise has been positive for the country and is a good start to leave behind the polarization that is taking place, so that the various branches of the…
Read More“Tomorrow we will celebrate the feast of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary,” Pope Francis said on September 7, at the conclusion of his general audience. “Mary experienced God’s tenderness as a daughter, full of grace, and went …
Read MoreCardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See’s Secretary of State, delivered a virtual address to the International Conference of Cohesive Societies, founded in 2019 at the initiative of Singapore’s president.
“From the dignity, unity, an…
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Wis 9:13-18; Phlm 1:9-10,12-17; Lk 14:25-33 My first month in the seminary was rather disappointing. I found myself in hospital twice and I failed my first exam in Latin. I was still trying to make sense of the uninspiring beginning in my priestly and religious formation when a confrere asked me, “Is this really your vocation? […]
“The safeguard against complacency and hubris is a listening faith, always aware of God’s action preceding and increasing our own efforts,” said Archbishop Paul Coakley and Bishop David Malloy, who chair the US bishops’ Committe…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Archbishop Rembert Weakland, Fr Edward Leen, News, St. Nectarios of Aegina, The Dispatch |
“If we achieve great things outside of ourselves, and the achieving of them does not effect any change or development in ourselves, we have done nothing. Life’s purpose is to purify us, not gratify us.” […]
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In mid-November the American bishops, gathered in general assembly, will choose a successor to Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles to serve a three-year term as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. A new vice president and chairmen of several conference committees also will be elected during the meeting. Except by the bishops […]
Posted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Blessed Mother, Blessed Virgin Mary, devotion, Featured, generosity, intercession, Love, Mary, Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, News, Prayer, Prayer Life & Liturgy, rosary, service, surrender, Surrender & Strength |
“Mary with Child, Angels and Saints” (detail) by Duccio di Buoninsegna Growing up as a Baptist, leaving that church as a teenager, and living in the spiritual wilderness for two decades until I experienced a significant conversion to Christ…
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Blessed Mother, Blessed Virgin Mary, Featured, News, Sophia Excerpts |
An English author tells the story of a mother who tried the incredible in order to save the remains of her child: “The boy had been hung for robbery and buried outside the Christian cemetery. The mother went to look for his remains. Upon being rebuked for her action, she exclaimed, ‘The flesh of my […]
Posted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Dangerous indeed is the fate of those who celebrate, take pride in, or call no big deal what God calls…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | In the News, News |
A September 17, 2022 pilgrimage from Arlington, VA to Washington, D.C. will mark the 15th anniversary of Summorum Pontificum, Pope…
The post Arlington-DC Pilgrimage for TLM appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | In the News, News |
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit Kazakhstan on the same day Pope Francis will be in the Central…
The post Speculation: Pope Francis may meet China’s Xi in Kazakhstan appeared first on The Catholic Thing.
Read More(‘In the sixth month the angel Gabriel…’ Luke 1:26) Bellini has it wrong, I was not kneeling on my satin…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Commentary, News |
Planned Parenthood’s business model has always been locations in high-volume urban centers, first for abortions, and now increasingly for ‘gender…
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Read MorePosted by bcadmin | Sep 8, 2022 | Archbishop Fulton Sheen, Blessed Virgin Mary, Daily Quote, News |
A Daily Quote to Inspire Your Catholic Faith “She existed in the Divine Mind as an Eternal Thought before there were any mothers. She is the Mother of mothers—she is the world’s first love.” (Venerable Fulton J. Sheen, The World’s First Love) Ima…
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